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The UK’s economic options are severely constrained due to high borrowing and record tax levels, limiting the government’s ability to respond to the economic shock caused by Trump’s tariff announcement.

Experts have warned investors about a ‘Black Monday’-like crash on April 7. On Sunday, U.S. stock futures plummeted, and the internet being as creative and hilarious as it is flooded Twitter/X with ‘Orange Monday’ memes.

A second child in Texas has died from measles, with the outbreak in the state reaching nearly 500 reported cases, primarily among unvaccinated individuals.

Over 150,000 protesters rallied across 40 Spanish cities on Saturday, demanding housing be viewed as a right rather than a commodity.

The DRC government delegation and M23 rebels recently engaged in peace talks in Qatar to address ongoing conflict in the eastern region, following a positive initial round of discussions in March.

The Republican People’s Party (CHP) re-elected Ozgur Ozel as chairman, garnering an overwhelming majority of votes amid ongoing protests against President Erdogan’s government following the jailing of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu.

Increasing reliance on AI-driven chatbots like ChatGPT for information retrieval offers quicker access to summaries and links but raises concerns about misinformation due to ‘hallucination’ and ‘confabulation’ errors.

Global stock markets plummeted overnight, with Japan’s Nikkei 225 falling nearly 8% and US stock market futures indicating further declines, as fears of a trade war escalate following President Trump’s new tariffs.

A major incident has been declared in Northern Ireland due to a “significant” wildfire on Sandbank Road, which has prompted over 100 firefighters to respond to the scene.

There have been a few big announcements from China today – the latest outlines new restrictions on US companies.